[CentOS] Re: Tyan Thunder K8SE S2892 Report

Bryan, here's the page on the Antec TruePower 2.0 PSU:

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=20551

Bryan J. Smith wrote:

> On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 16:08 -0700, Kirk Bocek wrote:
> 
>>This PSU does have a flexible setup. The "24" pin connector actually
>>separates into 20-pin and 4-pin connectors. I believe that's what you'd
>>use on a regular ATX board.
> 
> 
> Not exactly.  While 20-pin ATX[1.0] and ATX12V (aka P4) as well as 24-
> pin ATX2.0 all share the same, base 20-pin, I'm not entirely sure EPS12V
> is the same as ATX2.0.
> 
> I believe there is a converter or partial cable used for EPS12V to ATX
> [1.0|12V|2.0].  I could be wrong though.  Never tried it.
> 
> 
>>This is in addition to the EPS 8-pin connector.
> 
> 
> Yep, the 2x4 SSI Server pin-out.
> 
> 
>>At this point we're doing tower cases (and UPS's) sitting on shelves.
>>I'd love to have a pretty rack, but I wanted the dual-Opteron rig more. :)
> 
> 
> I still deliver rackmounts even when I don't mount them in a rack so the
> option is always there for the client.  I won't worry about mounting or
> rails, but at least it's already in a rack.
> 
> 
>>Looks like the 2.6.12.3 kernel has the latest driver. And if I read
>>3Ware's site correctly, the 2.26 driver includes the firmware.
> 
> 
> That depends.  One way you can check and compare is to compare your POST
> string to the versions listed in the README of release 9.2.0:
> http://www.3ware.com/download/Escalade9000Series/9.2/9.2_Release_Notes_Web.pdf
> 
> I see the "3w-9xxx_fw.h" included in the EL kernels, but that doesn't
> mean it's getting built with it.  I'll have to check the config
> defaults.  I always just upgrade my manually so there's no issue.  If
> your POST looks good, then that's all you need.
> 
> 
>>I'm not using the GUI tool at all. Come on! I'm a *real* man! :)
> 
> 
> The 3DM2 is a nice monitoring tool.  I can be setup to page you via e-
> mail, send out alerts, etc... when you have a failure.
> 
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